Showing 5 posts by Mekesha H. Montgomery.
Justices’ questions indicate that the Supreme Court will side with the employees in Holowecki v. FedEx
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The Supreme Court recently heard arguments regarding whether or not an age discrimination suit against FedEx can proceed when the EEOC failed to inform FedEx of the charge made against them. A transcript of the proceedings indicates that the Court was not pleased with the EEOC’s failure to do its job. |
A recent court decision from Tennessee reminds employers that consistency is key when disciplining employees.
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Court holds that the discharge of an African-American employee for the same conduct allegedly committed by white employees who were not discharged is evidence of discrimination even though the African-American employee had a different supervisor than the white employees. |
The NLRB Overrules Target Rock in Jones Plastic
The National Labor Relations Board has held that an employee can be hired as an at-will employee and still be a permanent replacement. Read More ›
The Tennessee Supreme Court Expands The Time In Which An Employee Can File A Workers’ Compensation Claim When The Employee Suffers From An Occupational Disease In Brown v. Erachem Comilog, Inc.
In 1991, Shirley Brown began working at Erachem, a manufacturer of electrolytic manganese dioxide, a black powder product used in dry cell batteries. In 1999, Ms. Brown was diagnosed with lung cancer. In February 2000, she was informed that her cancer was caused by exposure to the chemicals at Erachem, information that she immediately shared with her employer. Ms. Brown underwent surgery that same month and missed several months of work. She eventually returned to Erachem and continued to do the same job with no restrictions. Read More ›
Tennessee’s Public Smoking Ban Takes Effect On October 1, 2007
Tennessee’s new law banning most public smoking, dubbed the “Non-Smoker Protection Act,” takes effect on October 1, 2007. P.L. 410 (2007). Read More ›
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